Flashback to CoDev 2014
Hopefully you had an opportunity to attend the CoDev 2015 conference in Scottsdale, Arizona with us. If not, you missed one of the best CoDev conferences ever! This year, we saw how many companies are defining and implementing new business models to deliver growth through Open Innovation. There were a variety of models discussed and…
Companies across all industries today are facing a broad array of challenges as they strive to develop products faster, improve efficiencies, and streamline their organizations. These challenges include the need to reduce time and cost to market, and the desire for fueling a pipeline of innovation. A survey performed by the International Data Corporation, an advisory services organization for…
I’ve been sharing some practical insights on Open Innovation that I’ve learned over the years. Many forward-thinking innovation executives are bringing their knowledge to the table as well, and from time to time I am sharing these as part of what we’re teaching at our upcoming CoDev 2015 Conference in Scottsdale, Ariz. If you like…
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Ken Washington, Vice President, Research and Innovation, Ford Motor Company has joined the CoDev faculty and will be delivering the opening keynote talk Accelerating the Drive for Innovation and Collaboration at Ford on Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Dr. Washington currently manages Ford’s research and advanced technology strategy –…
The answer is a big YES! Read on: An Interview with Dr. Suna Polat by Jackie Cooper, Management Roundtable (Originally published on our CoDev Blog) As part of our series on Open Innovation Leadership, I was eager to interview Dr. Suna Polat, Director of Collaborative Innovation & Social Product Development at CIMdata (Ann Arbor, MI)….
How do you build a solid foundation for breakthrough OI? Six big ideas: I am seeing more companies realize they need to innovate from the outside in. They recognize growth requires doing new things, not working on the same things competitors are working on. They can no longer just discover, develop and ship to create…